Mountain Battles
| Mountain Battles | ||||
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| Studio album by The Breeders | ||||
| Released |
7 April 2008 (UK) 8 April 2008 (US) | |||
| Recorded | 2004–2007 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 36:42 | |||
| Label | 4AD | |||
| Producer | Steve Albini, Erika Larson, Manny Nieto, Ben Mumphrey | |||
| The Breeders chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| NME | (8/10)[2] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.5/10)[3] |
| Rolling Stone | (3.5/5)[4] |
| Piero Scaruffi | 5/10[5] |
| Spin | (4/5)[6] |
| The Stranger | [7] |
Mountain Battles is the fourth album from the American alternative rock band The Breeders. The album was released on 7 April 2008 by 4AD in the United Kingdom, and 8 April 2008 in the United States.
Kim and Kelley Deal can be seen writing and recording an early demo for "Walk it Off" in the Pixies reunion documentary loudQUIETloud. In December 2007, Pitchfork Media reported the first details about the album and its release, as well as a track listing. The album was gradually recorded in a number of different locales by engineers including Steve Albini, Erika Larson, Manny Nieto and Ben Mumphrey.[8]
A song from the album, "We're Gonna Rise", was briefly available to listen to on the band's MySpace profile. It was then replaced with another song, "Bang On". Eventually, all of the songs from the album were made available on Myspace.
Mountain Battles entered the UK Album Chart at 46.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Kim Deal, except where noted.| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Overglazed" | 2:15 | ||
| 2. | "Bang On" | 2:03 | ||
| 3. | "Night of Joy" | 3:26 | ||
| 4. | "We're Gonna Rise" | 3:53 | ||
| 5. | "German Studies" | 2:16 | ||
| 6. | "Spark" | 2:39 | ||
| 7. | "Istanbul" | 2:58 | ||
| 8. | "Walk It Off" | 2:46 | ||
| 9. | "Regalame Esta Noche" | Roberto Cantoral | 2:52 | |
| 10. | "Here No More" | 2:39 | ||
| 11. | "No Way" | 2:33 | ||
| 12. | "It's the Love" | The Tasties | 2:28 | |
| 13. | "Mountain Battles" | 3:54 | ||
| 14. | "German Demonstration" (iTunes bonus track) | 1:36 |
Personnel
- Kim Deal – guitar, vocals
- Kelley Deal – guitar, vocals
- Mando Lopez – bass
- Jose Medeles – drums
- Steve Albini – engineer
Notes
- ↑ Phares
- ↑ Elan 2008
- ↑ Berman 2008
- ↑ Hermes 2008
- ↑ Scaruffi, Piero (1999). "Breeders". pieroscaruffi.com. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- ↑ Thomas 2008, p. 104
- ↑ The Stranger review
- ↑ Thompson, Paul. "The Breeders Return With Mountain Battles". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2007-12-04.
References
- Berman, Stuart (2008-04-09). "The Breeders: Mountain Battles". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 2014-01-05
- Elan, Priya (2008-04-11). "The Breeders: Mountain Battles". NME. Retrieved 2014-01-05
- Groom, Helen. "The Breeders: Mountain Battles Review". BBC. Retrieved 2014-01-06
- Hermes, Will (2008-04-17). "The Breeders: Mountain Battles". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-04-19. Retrieved 2014-01-05
- Phares, Heather. "Mountain Battles Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2014-01-05
- Thomas, Lindsey (2008-04-01). 's%22&f=false "Strange but True: Inside Kim Deal's eerily inscrutable rock dreams". Spin. Retrieved 2014-01-05
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